UN Peacekeeper Day, Africa Dialogue other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:14:46
• Production Date: 26 May 2022
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: DUJARRIC, STEPHANE
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION - AU; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: DIALOGUE; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; PEACEKEEPERS
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; MIDDLE EAST; NIGER; UKRAINE; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2879810
• Parent Id: 2879810

Description

This morning, the Secretary-General laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers Memorial to pay homage to the more than 4,200 peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives while serving under the UN flag. He then took part in the Dag Hammarskjöld medal ceremony to honour the 117 women and men who lost their lives last year while serving as peacekeepers.

This morning, the Secretary-General also spoke at the opening of the high-level segment of the Africa Dialogue, held on the theme of nutrition and food security. He welcomed the launch by the African Union of 2022 as the Year of Nutrition.

Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council today there has been a familiar pattern of daily violence in recent weeks, including armed clashes, settlement expansion, evictions, demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures, as well as a deadly terrorist attack in Israel.

This morning, the Security Council met on Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan. At 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, Rosemary DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, will brief Council members in an open meeting on Libya. The Council will also discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah started the negotiations under UN auspices yesterday in Amman, Jordan, to agree on opening roads in Taiz and other governorates.  

The African Union Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit and Pledging conference begins tomorrow in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.

In Niger, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today warned that the situation remains tense in the Tillaberi region along the border with Burkina Faso following clashes. Since May 1st, 51 civilians have been killed.

I was asked yesterday about Ramesh Rajasingham’s statement in the Security Council, which was characterised by some as warning of a possibility of a nuclear war in Ukraine. Mr. Rajasingham did not warn against a specific threat of nuclear conflict. Mr. Rajasingham echoed a concern raised already in March by the UN, following public statements making reference to nuclear weapons.

The guest at the Noon Briefing was the Head of Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.

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